Jan Op De Beeck
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Jan Op De Beeck (born 1958 in Congo) is a famous Belgian caricature artist. He was born in the Congo and moved to Belgium in 1960. He obtained a mastership in 1979 at Sint-Thomas in Brussels and graduated in model drawing at the Royal Academy in Mechelen. He started teaching arts in 1979 at the Coloma Institute in Mechelen.
Jan Op De Beeck | |
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 Jan in 2008 | |
| Born | June 4, 1958 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | Caricaturist (Event) Caricaturist (Retail) Caricaturist (Illustration) |
| Years active | 40+ years |
He has given many workshops and master classes worldwide for professional caricature artists and was invited to many conventions as star guest and keynote speaker.
Among others:
- 2001, together with Sebastian Krüger, master class in Portugal
- Master classes and workshops at multiple ISCA conventions and at Eurocon 2013 in Vienna.
Publications
- Bekketrekkers uit Belgenland (1989)
- Het Laatste Testament der Belgen (The Last Testament of the Belgians, 1993)
- De Kunst van de Karikatuur (The Art of Caricature, L'art de la caricature, 肖像漫画的艺术, 1996, published in Dutch and French, translated into Korean and Mandarin)
- Famous Corpses (Co-authoring with Danielle Griffith and Emi Sato, 2006)
- Sketching is Fun! 1 & 2 (2010)
Awards
Jan Op De Beeck has won numerous international awards, including:
- 1st Place of Best Traditional Art (Caricature) at the Eurocature 2017[8]
- “Honorary Master” at the National Caricaturist Network[9]
- "Master of the Year” in 2006 and 2012 at the National Caricaturist Network
- "Portfolio of the Year" in 2006 and 2007 at the National Caricaturist Network
- Many first places at various ISCAcons in different categories
- 2003 “World’s Best Caricaturist” at the cartoon festival in Iran
- (?) Place at the Global Caricature Exhibition in Seoul, Korea
